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  1. Sep 2026
    1. 1939 "The Gold Royal" Typewriter<br /> by Grant Zahajko for [[Antiques Roadshow]] on PBS<br /> accessed on 2026-09-27T22:28:49

      Presented 1940-09-01 to Vice President M.V. Miller in honor of 10 years of Sales Leadership by The Royal Typewriter Sales Organization.

      Copy of video at https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=849718491497922

      A gold plated and Cartier engraved Royal KMM typewriter. It was engraved with 1054 names by Warner MacDonald in 1939 at cost of $5,000. It was exhibited at the 1939 Worlds Fair and presented to the owner's grandfather in 1940. He was ultimately the president of the company. Antiques Roadshow appraised it at $30,000 - 40,000.

      There are 2,257 parts in a Royal KMM.

      See newspaper article:<br /> ROYAL TYPEWRITER HONORS SALES HEAD; M.V. Miller Gets Gold Machine for Ten Years' Service - The New York Times<br /> by [[The New York Times]]<br /> accessed on 2026-09-27T22:32:07

  2. Nov 2025
    1. https://www.reddit.com/r/typewriters/comments/1oouq6o/chrome_typewriters/

      • Gorham silver-bodied Corona portables made for the Christmas season of 1931

      Gold plated machines: - Royal Quiet De Luxes - Olympia SM3

      Most of the rest of the machines out there were aftermarket cleaning and restoration related work.

      Marketing:<br /> The Corona was one of a number that were plated in 24 K gold for a Luis Vuitton marketing campaign